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Efficacy of a Step‐by‐Step Carving Technique for Dental Students
Author(s) -
Kilistoff Alan J.,
Mackenzie Louis,
D’Eon Marcel,
Trinder Krista
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2013.77.1.tb05444.x
Subject(s) - carving , dentistry , test (biology) , dental education , medicine , orthodontics , mathematics education , medical education , psychology , engineering , paleontology , biology , mechanical engineering
This study demonstrates the effectiveness of a step‐by‐step carving technique that is quickly and efficiently mastered by dental students. Thirty‐six final‐year dental students volunteered to participate in this study. The students were given pre‐prepared lower right first molar simulation teeth that had the occlusal half replaced in carving wax. The study was conducted in three time phases: pre‐test (Time 1), participative learning (Time 2), and post‐test (Time 3). The pre‐test had the students carve the wax with no instruction. Instruction and demonstration of the technique were given at Time 2, and the post‐test had the students carve the tooth again with no guidance but with training. A statistically significant increase with a nearly medium effect size was found from Time 1 to Time 2. A statistically significant increase with a medium effect size was found when comparing Time 2 to Time 3. A statistically significant increase with a large effect size was found when comparing Time 1 to Time 3. This technique has proved to be an effective method of simultaneously teaching a large cohort of predoctoral dental students. The technique is consistent with constructivist learning theory.